All-time record smash speed of 414 km/h!*

Flex: Stiff Frame: CS Carbon Nanotube High Tensile Graphite Shaft:Ulta PEF Super HMG Weight/Grip Size: 3U (85-89.9g) G4 Recommended String Tension:3U/19~24 (lbs) * Data from nac Image Technology (tested August 2009)

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Okay guys , here is the Review. Sorry for a long delay i know. Hey i don't make money doing reviews.

Review Date : Late Dec 05
Racket Type : Yonex Nanospeed 9000 Type X ( X actually stand for eXtra Stiff )
Specs : 3UG4
Strings: Yonex BG65 Power ( Supplied )
Tension: 29lbs , 1 Piece Stringing
Grip: Original Grip
Technology : Nanoscale Technology, Elastic-Ti , Solid Feel Core , Muscle Power

First Impression:
Unusual color way. Something that I’ve never seen before. I don’t know weather its beautiful or ugly. But I guess you can’t judge a book by its cover. Will have to see how this racket performs. Its suppose to be head light, but it feel a little heavy on the head.

Warm Ups:
I felt the racket rather stiff. Timing on initial shots was a little off as I expected when you try a new racket. To familiarize with the racket as usual the conventional baseline to baseline shots. Since the string and racket is still new, the crisp feeling is there when I hit the shuttle. Racket performs rather good. The frame is well balance on both 3 and 9 o’clock. Tried to mi**** it few times and I found that the racket is rather forgiving. I Didn’t really feel much vibration. This racket is well developed.
Flat drives are relatively good, reaction time is fast. In terms of smash I Didn’t really focus the effort in swing speed to generate the power.

Game Time:
Familiarization is over. No more off timed shots , but I does has some problem adjusting with the momentum of the game after a long lay-off from badminton with all the eating and celebrating during the Xmas season, even though with the new racket , it does give me some confidence in executing the shots. The drops are good with pin point precision. Shots control is extremely good when I use this racket especially on the net. The smash power is Solid maybe due to the tension and the string. But compare to other headlight rackets that I used , this one does pack a lot of power. When comes to defense, the reaction of the racket head is slightly slower , but its still good enough.

Conclusion:

Overall I’m satisfied by this NS9000 X type. The combination of the string with the racket does produce good repulsion sound which gives the confidence to the person who uses it. This racket is user friendly and it suits players with difference playing style. IMO Type X is worth an investment for your game.

I would rate this racket in terms of Feel, Control, Power and Defense. However it is based on my own test and review. It may vary depending on the player, tension and what string you use.

Feel: 9/10
Control: 8.5/10
Power: 9/10
Defense: 8/10


Pros : I love the control and power. Whipping effect.

Cons: Maybe the color ( don’t blame me if I have bad taste on color ).

Suitability : Intermediate/Advance. Singles/Doubles racket

Ants

Review Date : September 07
Racket Type : Yonex ArcSaber 7
Specs : 3UG4
Strings: Yonex Nanogy98 ( Supplied )
Tension: 30lbs , 1 Piece Stringing
Stringing Machine : Yonex ESPRO
Grip: Original Grip
Technology : CS Carbon Nanotube, Newly built in T-joint
Shuttle Used: Yonex Official and Yonex Tournament

First Impression:
ArcSaber is adapted by the Japanese Amine. It is one of the weapon used commonly by the Anime Characters in Japan. The racket Arcsaber 7 however looks fresh for a change from the normal color ways. This time Yonex put in white and striking yellow at the frame. Probably they want to emphasize on the technology that was incorporated in the frame of the racket. From the way I see it, the racket does looked like improved version of NS series… more on the NS8000 side just by the looks.

Stringing Impression:
Stringing this racket is relatively easy. Just by the feel itself and see how the racket reacts to the tension when it was pull proves that Yonex’s R&D has improved. I can see that this racket is durable. Comparing to other rackets… this racket seems very stable when strung.
An unofficial report claimed that this racket was strung up to 36lbs!


Warm Ups:
Everything looks and feel fresh. Arcsaber 7 looks good on court too. The racket feels a little flexible. But what I like during the warm-ups session is that this racket provides better control and feels Solid. It does not have much vibration as well since my test routine is to mi**** the shuttle with the frame to see how it feels. Even the sound is different. Baseline drives is solid and I can in a way hit the shuttle where I want it to be. Good control. I had some good swing, not much drag and can feel some torque as I execute some smashes. Need a little more effort to control my flat drives.


Game Time:

This racket feels good when you are playing in the front. I had more confidence when playing net and even cross netting. However I have to approach the net tiny little earlier or the shuttle will just fall back in my own court. Probably I was having a bad day playing the net. However I would still say that this racket performs well in front. I was a little disappointed by the smashing power ability of this racket. It does offer some Kill points. But not as good as I expected. Flat drives and maneuverability is good, but I have to put more effort to generate the momentum that I wanted. However it feels nice to handle the racket. Defense on the other hand is not up to my expectation. But I still have high hopes of using the racket more often.

Conclusion:

Even this racket may not be perfect. But it is still good enough for the intermediate players with lower price budget. The new grip base have a better support so you will not feel that the racket will fly off your hand when you smash. Comfort wise is there.As far as the looks go it’s my personal favorite. Once you used this racket.. you will surely want to know whats in store next. I does hope that there will be a slight head heavy version of it. Then it would be great. I'm sure Yonex will do something about it.

From what I can see in this ArcSaber 7, there will be much more in store for us from Yonex in year 2008. And I’m definitely look forward to it.

I would rate this racket in terms of Feel, Control, Power and Defense. However it is based on my own test and review. It may vary depending on the player, tension and what string you use.

Feel: 8.5/10
Control: 9/10
Power: 8/10
Defense: 8/10


Pros : Good control, Durability, Easy swing.
Cons: Lack of power

Suitability : Intermediate/Advance. Singles/Doubles racket

Ants

Arch-like power, like a sharp sword - ARC-9 (bow sword 9) was first introduced YONEX Ms. dedicated racket, the film in Pearl White and Rose Red color-based, representative of pure white, red passion It is the first choice for high-class female athletes and equipment.

1, ARC-9 used YOENX nanotechnology, so that the racket is more stable, more delicate, more robust, and faster speed and greater power.

2, ARC-9 in the frame using a unique YOENX stacked cup carbon nanotube material, such as the overlapping of several multi-storey glass structure of nanotubes, each one overlapping the glass, in a more flexible shock shells moving, it is not only than the general strength of carbon nanotubes, but also have the toughness and flexibility at the same time, to play the recovery of strength.

Arch-like power, like a sharp sword - YONEX Bow Sword series racket.

YONEX 2008 masterpiece years top ArcSaber-10 (Gong Jian 10) racket was listed early in March, the film mainly red hue, a red tie in with the new listing SHB100LTD badminton shoes limited edition, Olympic Games in Beijing set off a storm of red. The shot of the picture and information are as follows:

1, ARC-10 using nanotechnology YOENX, so that the racket is more stable, more delicate, more robust, and faster speed and greater power.

2, ARC-10 in the frame using a unique YOENX stacked cup carbon nanotube material, such as the overlapping of several multi-storey glass structure of nanotubes, each one overlapping the glass, in a more flexible shock shells moving, it is not only than the general strength of carbon nanotubes, but also have the toughness and flexibility at the same time, to play the recovery of strength.

3, in the side frame fitted with cup stack carbon nanotubes, allowing the presence of badminton online bed time, so as to enhance the racket ball impact point on the control.

4, the use of low-drag frame design, a more slender frame to further reduce air resistance during the swing to help players improve speed smash.

5, ARC-10 using a light carbon-composite materials, lighter touch, more suitable for the use of female athletes.

6, ARC-10 using the new built - T-joints; inside the box and shoot in the film to connect the site under the "built-in T-joints", strong anti-deformation of the film surface to enhance stability, to achieve high-precision control performance, YONEX badminton racket is the "original technology." The new built- T-joints to replace light-weight alloy materials of special plastic materials, a combination of a new type of epoxy resin. Accuracy and quality are further improved, beat box, beat more integrated stroke. And it can avoid playing the deformation, making a more stable surface to further enhance the control of the ball pulling together for the performance. Smash speed, unmatched power of play.

7, the same coverage in the thumb, the swing in favor of the use to reduce the air resistance of the low wind cone cover （C.S.CAP).

8, using a new type of soft rubber grip, feel comfortable.

9, making a square box shape for the ISO, the expansion of the film surface area of the ball dessert. Compared with the traditional rackets, square head shot can provide more than 32% of the effective hitting area (sweet hit area), even if the racket is the deviation from the center line of bed can be maintained continuously smash the precision and speed.

1, composite frame at the top of "gForce Ti" special titanium armor alloy, compared with the carbon fiber to produce a greater effect of gravity to enhance the energy racket ball. special gForce Ti metal complex, can produce 2 times the gravitational effect of carbon fiber. GForce Ti will be configured in one-third of the film before racket op box, so that when waved racket enhanced moment of inertia, the energy of hitting badminton increased.

2, the first edge of making innovative compression structure, 3% to enhance the stability of the film surface. special gForce Ti Titanium metal composite armor, matching the top edge of the box in step compression structure, can effectively resist the distortion of frame deformation and improve the capacity of the ball. 3 percent in enhancing the stability of the film surface at the same time, more clear sound brought a "sense of the impact of metal."

3, high tension lines. Frame of the repeated load capacity improved durability, ARMORTEC recommended racket line tension of the film has been greatly improved to meet the needs of today's players enjoy some of the needs of high tension. It must be noted: the high-tension line beat players on the wrist, elbow and shoulder problems caused by bad or even hurt.

4, the first film of titanium armor combined effects of gravity to enhance and improve speed limit smash 4%.

5, YONEX top doubles players on the way special grip analysis, research and development of new precision-guided racket stalk cone CSCAP cover for the players swing faster with more flexibility to adapt more quickly to combat the doubles. ARMORTEC racket build a new plane racket stalk cone badminton's racket stalk han the traditional cone covered expansion of the 88% of the usable area. Innovative cone shape and covered more generous access to flat, so that the thumb grip and control easier to bat, so that high-speed backhand swing become more agile and accurate.

6, the film lighter weight rods and racket stalk. The lightweight Ultimum Ti Ni-Ti shape memory alloy rods and make the film more compact body weight (3U/4U level), so that a more flexible body movements and footwork more mobile light can be achieved.

7, making a square box shape for the ISO, the expansion of the film surface area of the ball dessert.

8, frame and shoot junction under internal built-T-joint connecting structure, in order to send more forces shot.